| Region | Munich |
| Location | The International Youth Hostel is located 20 km north west of Munich, in the city of Dachau |
| Railway station | Dachau |
| Public transport from Munich | Light Railway (S-Bahn) S 2 direction "Dachau" or "Petershausen" or regional express train |
| Bus stop | From railway station Dachau bus no 726 (direction "KZ-Gedenkstätte", concentration camp memorial site) or bus no 722 (direction "Dachau-Ost") for "John-F.-Kennedy-Platz" |
| By Rail | S-Bahn or railway to Dachau, from there busses no 726 or 722 to "John-F.-Kennedy-Platz". After leaving the bus, turn back a few meter, cross the traffic lights, turn right at the yellow house into the "Roßwachtstraße". After 200m the International Youth Hostel is on the left hand side. |
| Travel time needed | München - Dachau by S-Bahn: ca 30 min (depending on 10 or 20 min frequency) Railway station Dachau - International Youth Hostel by bus ca 10 min (bus running every 20 min) Railway station Dachau - International Youth Hostel walking ca 25 min. |
| By car / coach | Coming from Munich take the B304 until Karlsfeld, exit Dachau/Ost direction Dachau. Coming from Nürnberg A92/Stuttgart A8 until exit Dachau, then on the B471 to Dachau. In Dachau follow signs "Jugendgästehaus". |
| By plane (Airport Munich) | Coming from the Airport, take autobahn A92 to Munich, exit Oberschleißheim; or take at the airport the S-Bahn S 1 or S 8 until station "Laim", change to outward bound train S 2 direction "Petershausen" or "Dachau". |